Sternschanze is a rapid transit station for the trains of Hamburg S-Bahn lines S2 and S5 and Hamburg U-Bahn line U3.[6] The railway station[7] is located in the quarter Sternschanze in the Hamburg borough of Altona, Germany. North of the railway station is a bus stop for the terminating HHA bus route 181.

Sternschanze
HVV rapid transit station
Hamburg U-Bahn station Sternschanze platform
General information
LocationSternschanze 1[1]
20357 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°33′49″N 9°58′1″E / 53.56361°N 9.96694°E / 53.56361; 9.96694
Operated byS-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)S2 S5
U3
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated (S-Bahn)
Underground (U-Bahn)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code DB: 2516[2]
HHA: SZ[3]
Fare zoneHVV: A/000 and 101[4]
History
Opened16 July 1866; 158 years ago (1866-07-16)
25 May 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-25)
Rebuilt relocated westwards by 400 m till 15 May 1903; 121 years ago (1903-05-15)
Electrified 29 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-29), 6.3 kV AC system (overhead; turned off in 1955)[5]
10 April 1941; 83 years ago (1941-04-10), 1.2 kV DC system (3rd rail)[5]
at opening
Services
Preceding station Hamburg S-Bahn Following station
Holstenstraße S2 Hamburg Dammtor
towards Aumühle
Holstenstraße S5 Hamburg Dammtor
towards Stade
Preceding station Hamburg U-Bahn Following station
Schlump
towards Barmbek
U3 Feldstraße
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History

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A first Sternschanze station was opened on 16 July 1866, located a little east of the current station. That station was at-grade, with a number of level crossings at nearby streets. On 15 May 1903 a new, elevated station was built, including a massive station hall. The U-Bahn station followed on 25 May 1912. During the 1970s, the S-Bahn's station hall was dismantled.

Station layout

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Sternschanze is a small cul-de-sac between station to the south and Sternschanzenpark to the north. The western, main entrance for the S-Bahn platform is located at the intersection of Sternschanze and Schanzenstraße. A common entrance for U-Bahn and S-Bahn is located at the S-Bahn's eastern entrance, some 150 metres (490 ft) further down Sternschanze.

The island platform and tracks for the S-Bahn are elevated on a rail dam, along with tracks for regional and long-distance trains that run past the station south of it. The S-Bahn platform is handicap-accessible through a lift. The station is unstaffed, but there are emergency and information telephones, ticket machines and a shop.[8]

The underground platform of the U3 is situated at the east side of the railway station and has only one entrance at the platform's southern end. The underground station is not fully accessible for the disabled. At this location, a pedestrian tunnel underneath the rail dam provides access to Hamburg Messe and Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). Hence the station is also known by the name Sternschanze (Messe).

Service

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Hamburg Sternschanze
Bf
General information
LocationAltona, Hamburg
Germany
Line(s)
Other information
Station code2516[2]
DS100 codeASST[9]
Category4[2]

The lines S2 and S5 of Hamburg S-Bahn and the line U3 of Hamburg U-Bahn call at Sternschanze station.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sternschanze". bahnhof.de (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Sternschanze". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Tarifplan" (PDF). Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cf. „Streckenelektrifizierungen“, on: Königlich preußische Eisenbahndirection zu Altona, retrieved on 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ Staff (2008-12-14), Rapid Transit/Regional Rail (Network plan, pdf) (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV), archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17, retrieved 2009-01-24
  7. ^ Staff, Liste Bahnhofskategorie 2008 (pdf) (PDF) (in German), DB Station&Service AG, retrieved 2008-08-08[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Staff, DB-Konzern - Sternschanze (in German), Deutsche Bahn AG, retrieved 2008-01-24
  9. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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